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On March 1st every year, the Welsh nation celebrates their Patron Saint, David, (Dewi Sant) with singing, Welsh foods and "Hiraeth", the untranslatable longing for your home country. That day, even the Empire State building in New York City lights up in red, white and green, the colors of the Welsh flag which also has a fierce red dragon. The Welsh are Celts and have history and traditions going back for centuries. Hearty but frugal meals such as Cawl or Lobsgows, stews with either ham or lamb and carrots, potatoes and leeks, have been cooked on open hearths with peat or wood for fuel, for centuries. There is a renewed interest by Welsh restaurants to provide local, organic and...

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